Dennis Price
Acting

Dennis Price

Born 23 June 1915 · Twyford, England · Died 6 October 1973

Sophisticated and suave, British actor Dennis Price ( born Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price) (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) brought a touch of class to every character he portrayed. Price appeared first on the British stage before landing his first role in film in "A Canterbury Tale" as the protective police officer, Sergeant Peter Gibbs. Next up was a defining role as the calm, cool, and devilish murderer Louis Mazzini in the black comedy "Kind Hearts and Coronets," opposite Alec Guinness. Turning to the truly dark side, Price later took on the role of Major Charles Scott in the psychological thriller "Tunes of Glory," which revolved around dastardly post-World War II happenings in a Scottish Highland regimental barracks. Price later returned to comedy, playing a priggish wealthy American, Mr. Vernon, in "The Amorous Mr. Prawn." Price became known to television audiences playing Jeeves, the quintessential butler, opposite Ian Carmichael in the British series "The World of Wooster" which was adapted from the famous novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

Known for

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Theatre of Blood
Murder Most Foul
Twins of Evil
Victim
Vampyros Lesbos
Ten Little Indians
A Canterbury Tale
The Horror of Frankenstein
I'm All Right Jack
School for Scoundrels
Horror Hospital
Son of Dracula
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Horror Hospital
Theatre of Blood
Lovers of Devil's Island
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Tower of Evil
Pulp
Go for a Take
That's Your Funeral
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Twins of Evil
Vampyros Lesbos
The Horror of Frankenstein
Some Will, Some Won't
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Venus in Furs
The Haunted House of Horror
The Magic Christian
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Just Like a Woman
Ten Little Indians
Curse of the Voodoo
A High Wind in Jamaica
Murder Most Foul
The Horror of It All
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Comedy Man
A Jolly Bad Fellow
The V.I.P.s
Tamahine
The Cool Mikado
The Cracksman
Doctor in Distress
Go to Blazes
The Amorous Prawn
Play It Cool
Kill or Cure
The Pot Carriers
Behave Yourself
Victim
Double Bunk
The Rebel
Watch It, Sailor!
What a Carve Up!
Five Golden Hours
No Love for Johnnie
The Millionairess
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
School for Scoundrels
Tunes of Glory
Piccadilly Third Stop
Oscar Wilde
I'm All Right Jack
Don't Panic Chaps
Danger Within
The Naked Truth
Fortune Is a Woman
Private's Progress
A Touch of the Sun
Port Afrique
Charley Moon
That Lady
Oh... Rosalinda!!
For Better, for Worse
Time Is My Enemy
Eight Witnesses
Murder at 3am
Noose for a Lady
The Intruder
Song of Paris
Tall Headlines
The Magic Box
The House in the Square
Fortune in Diamonds
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Murder Without Crime
The Dancing Years
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Lost People
Good-Time Girl
Easy Money
Snowbound
Dear Murderer
Hungry Hill
Jassy
The White Unicorn
Holiday Camp
The Master of Bankdam
The Magic Bow
Caravan
A Place of One's Own
The Echo Murders
A Canterbury Tale
Nana
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